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"Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loosen the cords of Orion?
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God's Power Over Creation
Commentators explain that God uses the constellations Pleiades (heralding spring) and Orion (heralding winter) as a test for Job. God asks if Job can control their coming and going, essentially asking if he can control the seasons. This rhetorical question powerfully illustrates God's supreme authority over the fixed laws of nature, in contrast to Job's human limitations.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Can you bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?—The seven stars. On the meaning of the word used here (כימה kı̂ymâh)…
19th Century
Anglican
The sweet influences. —With reference to their supposed effect on weather and the like, or perhaps the word means chain o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Can you bind the sweet influences of Pleiades Of which (See Gill on Job 9:9); and this constellation of the seven sta…
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Until now, God had asked Job questions to show him his ignorance; now God shows Job his weakness. Since he knows so little, he should not question …
13th Century
Catholic
After the Lord has listed the principal parts of physical creation—that is, earth, sea, and sky—He begins here with the wonders of divine works tha…
